DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ shed 3.13% to $8.98 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.09% to 26,293.10 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 50,285.66.
Novavax Inc. closed 24.98% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.05% to $231.73, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.62% to $25.95, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 2.55% to $115.88.
Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 788,113 below its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2026.
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May 21, 2026 17:31 ET (21:31 GMT)
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